Alkyl groups

Question 1

diff between ALKANE AND ALKYL

Answer 1

Compounds like methane, CH4, and ethane, CH3CH3, are members of a family of compounds called alkanes. If you remove a hydrogen atom from one of these you get an alkyl group.

Question 2

For example:

Answer 2

For example:

A methyl group is CH3.

An ethyl group is CH3CH2.